The future perfect tense is used to describe actions that will be completed at a specific time in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) and the past participle of the main verb (which is usually the same as the base form of the verb, such as “eat,” “drink,” “walk”).
Here are some examples of the future perfect tense:
- “I will have eaten breakfast by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.” (action that will be completed at a specific time in the future)
- “The sun will have risen in the east by 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.” (action that will be completed at a specific time in the future)
- “She will have spoken Spanish fluently for many years by the time she graduates.” (action that will be completed at a specific time in the future)
In the future perfect tense, the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) is used to indicate that the action will be completed at a specific time in the future, and the past participle of the main verb is used to describe the action.
Conjugation Table
Here is a conjugation table for the future perfect tense, showing the verb forms for the subject pronouns “I,” “you,” “he/she/it,” “we,” and “they”:
| Subject pronoun | eat | drink | walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | will have eaten | will have drunk | will have walked |
| you | will have eaten | will have drunk | will have walked |
| he/she/it | will have eaten | will have drunk | will have walked |
| we | will have eaten | will have drunk | will have walked |
| they | will have eaten | will have drunk | will have walked |
As you can see, the auxiliary verb “will” (or “shall,” in certain cases) is used to indicate that the action will be completed at a specific time in the future, and the past participle of the main verb is used to describe the action.